Roller skate



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Patented Oct. 16, 1928i.

i wAiiTERasLsnnn-,or KANSAS our, Missionar, l Y

' ROLLER SKATE j "Appiiation mediteren 19, islz'fff `seriai''irolfifzepttu'.

My rinvention relates 'to improvements in roller skates.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a novel automat-ic braking mechanism Vfor a roller skate, which is simple, cheap,y dnrabie, strong,-not liable to get out o'forder, which is easily operable7 which is so arranged i Vand disposed as ,to not be liable to catch the clothino b'. or canse theoperator to be tripped,

and which` is efficient operation.

Myinvention provides further novel adjustable meansV forattacliment ofthe brake A,operating means to, the 'leg of the operator.

The novel features of my' .invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed In the acco'n'ipanying drawing, which illustrates the preferred.embodiment of my inifention,

y F ig. `l is a side'elevation of .a roller' VSkate provided ywith ,my improvement. v F ig. QUis rearelevation of thelsaine.

Figz isaplan view ofthe same. Fig. a isa 'bottom view, partly Vbroken away,

.ofthe-same.V 'j y .i Y Fig. `5 is an'enl'arged section on the line j5-'-5 Similar referencegcharacters ydesi'gnate si'ini ilar parts in the different views. u y v l designates a footrestof usua y `ypefwhic'h is supported upon the "usual, front and `rear carrying' Wheels Qandf, the rear 'end of the l foot rest having Vattached t-,o it straps 4 Aand 5 adapted to embrace the foot, l thestrap l i having abuckle Gadaptedtobe engaged by' a.

Strap 51 Pivoted to the'under sideof the foot 'rest l Y on a. transverse pin 7, mounted in the/"foot rest,

is a brakingl dwicafwhichi may "coijnprise a brake shoe 8,A which disposed in" front of the carrying,` Wheel, and which is adaptedto be .forced to tliebraking position,"shown in" ldotted lines in Fig.l 5, inivhicli position will l arms of the Usshaped operating member. The

have .braking engagement ,'.Wtli Athe tread* of the rear Wheel 3. f

A U-shaped operating member, which may comprise, in its transverse port-ion, two horizontaltransverse alined portions 9 of two rods, said port-ions 9 beinginounted in and rigidly fastened to a sleeve 10. Said rods are each provided with an upwardly extending portion ll, said portions 11 constitutingthe portions 9 are oscillatably mounted in the foot rest l. v A

The arms 11 of the U-shaped member are provided with means for releasable attachsubstanti rig. i.v

ment to V,the leg' ofthe skater. f Sueh` `means may coiiiprise'twofplates 112 and 13,`

which are respectively pivoted byf'liorit'zontal transverse scie'ivs 14 and `15 to. the upper.. ends p of the arms' 111. 5Respoctivelyf fastened the plates@f4 "airdl iareit-Wo "straps 16 and 17,-

' `which 'are adapted to ,embrace the lega short distance above the 'anllef'joint One end of the strap 16 isfprovided'wvith" afbucklei'l'Sv adapted for adjustable"engagement with the strap 17, theiopposite endfof tlieilatterbeing provided with a buckler 19,4Whichis adapted l for adjustable engagement with` theadfjacent 'end of vthe sti-ap 16,. fas shoivni'i'i Fig@ 3.

*By having the; tivo straps lo and 17 vided with the buckles'l'and 19 dispos'edre-` fspectively .at opposite sides of ltliearms 11,` i

vthe attachment means is adapted wfor Vreleasable engagement .with ankles of different y `.letaining the arms in a f ally uprightfposition, as shown in diameters, while The ,transverse portions of`tlie; U

"shaped operating"` member are, preferaflily,`

disposed in a vertical plane'forivardljoff'the f vertical planeofthe anisofftlielivheelf;

nar'dly extending'farm- 20, livlliich may be an Means are provided-by maar when? ,the arms 11 of the operatingifinember areisivuifig 1 rearwardly y; to vthef position shotvnifi dotted `lines in fFig. 5, thefbiakeI shoe S Will'bfi-forced to the-braking position against tlje'fftread 'of y the ivhieel 3, indottevdlinesinFigbL such ,means may comprise as shown, agitea'r- `integrallportionofthe sleevelO, and `nihif'zlrisi disposed above/the slioefS, and normallyfin Contact thereivith.h l

i For normally holding ltlie 'brake shoe? 8 out yagainstthe funder sideofthe 'shoevS 1 and its other i end bearing Jagainst `gllhefarms*lllo'f the-:operating ineinberlare -so disposedywith reference to the foot reist 1 the under sideiofv as to be substantially inthe vertical plane of the central portion of the ankle -joint.`i

The forward portion ofthe foot rest l may be providedfwitli the usual sole clamping members 22Whicli are' adjustable toward and from eachfother by the usual transversek screw 23, opposite endsof Which are respectively oppositely threaded;

The skate having been fasteiiedto the shoe and leg of the skater, When it is desired to .apply the Lbrake shoe 8 to the Wheel 3,A the iio xmembersubstantially in the vertical transverse planel of the ankle joint, is not required to., have any jlongitudinal slidable skater;thriistsl'jforwardly the .,oot, which is position such that both wheels 2 and 3 will be in contact with? upon which they are traveling.

cause a bending at the ankle joint, swing the arms 11 of the operating member rearwardly to the, positionshown inV dotted 'Ihis will lines in Fig,A 5,therebyV kSwinging the` sleeve ,that the latter will move 1 downwardly and will forcetlie Ybrake shoeA y into braking engagement witlithe wheel 3,

and armvQO, so

as shown in dottedlinesin Fig. 5.

having the arms 1l of' the operating movement ofl the arms with `respect to, the foot'rest l, and anl easy operating movement is V-eected forl applying the brake. poslingthegbrake shoe 8 so as toengage the tread ofthe lwheel 3k at a place forward of the vertical plane of the axis of the wheel, wear ofthe wheel by engagement with the Abrake yshoe isless and a better braking actiony is ei'- vectedgthanwould be the case if the brake yshoe contacted with the Vwheel at the rear of.y

the vertical plane of the aXis.v

I do not limit my invention to the struc-frv ture shown and described, as many'modilications, within the scope of the appended tachment to the leg,

claims, may be madefwithout departing from the spirit ot my'invention.

""What'Iclaim-isr Y y f v v 1. .In a'roller skate, av oot rest, a rotary ,n

carrying wheel un'denand supporting said ootrest, a braking device pivoted to said r`foot rest so as to swing into and out of brakingengagementwith rthe tread of said wheel,

an operating member `having means for ati and means engaged byl M'said' member adaptedto engage and force said, braking device to the braking position.L

. '12. In,A a rollerskate, 'a Jfootrest, a rotary carryingl wheel `foot rest, a brakingv l'device pivoted Y vfoot rest so ing engagement with the tread of said wheel,

iiiider` and` lsupporting said to said as to swing into' and out of brakanoperating member having means for' attachment yto Y verse axis to said oot rest, and means en-` gaged by said member adapted `to engage -the-4 supporting surface 'i which will* he leg ,andl'ipivoted on a transf y kefforce said. braking device to the braking to apply the brake, and holds his foot in position. .f I Y 3. In acroller skate,` a toot rest, a rotary foot rest, a brake shoepivoted to said foot y carrying wheel .under :and supporting said'.

rest so as to swing to and from brakingen-I ,i gagement with' the tread of saidv wheel, an

operating memberhaving means for attach- 4f. In a roller skate, afjootr'est, ai rotary v `mentito the' leg and pivotedon a transverse n axis to said ootr-est, anda member fastened carrying' wlieelsupportin'g said ootfi'est, a

brakingdevice movable on said oot'restiiito 'and outloi' braking engagement witlisaid y wheel, a U-shaped 'operating member having yits transverse portion pivotally mounted on `'said footv rest andliavingits arms provided with means'ior attachment tothe leg, 'and means fastenedy to vsaid transverse `portion cik said operating' member adapted tov engage and Aforce said braking device tothe braking position, when' said operating member. is swung'in one direction. c y s 5f In a roller skate, a foot rest, arotary carrying wheel supporting' said foot rest, a

braking devicev movable on` said ootrest into andk outy off braking engagement `with said wheel, an operating member pivoted to said foot rest ony ay transverseairis forward i of the vertical plane of the axis of said carryf 'ing wheel, andy meansv actuated'by said operatingV members, when the latterisvswuiigin one direction, jor'i'orcing said braking device to the vbraking position. f f Y L 6.V In a rollersk'ate, a `foot rest,k a rotary 'carrying wheel Y braking device movable to and rombraking engagement,witli'A said wheel,"4 a`,U-slia1;)`ed operating member having its transverse porsupporting said vfoot rest,a

tion. pivoted to said foot rest on a transversef axis forward of the, vertical planeof the axis ofvsaid wheel, and means actuated bysaid operating member for forcing saidr brakingdevice to ythe braking position, whenrth-e o peiating member is ,swungl in onedirection.r In testimonyk whereofI have signed myl Anaine tothis speciication.v n c v VVAL'IERv A. SLUSHER. 

